This study, published in Personnel Psychology, compares two groups of activities that aim to increase company productivity: those related to human resources, such as training and teamwork, and those related to operational management, such as just-in-time production and total-quality management.

ECONOMIST: What's in the journals, September 2008

Last week I wrote about Pret A Manger which rewards employees on behaviors such as niceness and teamwork, not just traditional measures of performance.

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But the charity also aims to develop essential life skills and values, such as leadership, discipline, teamwork and understanding how to win and lose.

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